Asked by the bank to submit proof of his sister’s death to withdraw money from her account, the tribal man walked the streets carrying her skeletal remains on his shoulder, a disturbing image that went viral and sparked widespread outrage
Denotified, nomadic, and semi-nomadic tribes are organising to demand a separate column or question in Census forms, specifically to account for their populations across the country
This comes a day after JD(S) State secretary Shivakumar Natikar, who is from the Talawar community, said that certificates are not being issued
Tribal villagers and the administration are at loggerheads over bauxite mining at the Sijimali hill, which straddles Rayagada and Kalahandi districts in south Odisha. Tension has gripped the region ever since attempts were made to lay a road to a bauxite block. On April 7, police fired tear gas shells to disperse protesting villagers and several personnel were injured in the counter-attack. Satyasundar Barik explains why it is not an isolated incident